A European Business Support Center established in Budapest in 2004 is currently looking for an Occupational Health Physician to provide occupational medicine services to businesses in Budapest working in conjunction with the Occupational Health Manager and giving functional guidance to nursing staff. The new colleague will report to the "Budapest Business Support Center Lead Country Manager" and receives functional guidance from the Occupational Health Manager Central Europe in Germany.
- Perform regular medical occupational health exams according to local regulation as well as internal requirements
- Undertake clinical duties such as case management, injury management, and disability reviews that need physician input i.e. go beyond capabilities of nursing staff.
- Provide line management with advice on occupational health matters.
- Participate in emergency preparedness and response role including membership of business line emergency support teams at sites and availability to respond 24/7 to provide such support as well as 'real time' injury management to ensure appropriate recordability advice is provided to management.
- Provides business travel services along with the employee will consider pre-travel needs, such as: Advice on fitness to travel, pre-travel vaccinations, Malaria advice and medication, Medical facilities at destination and Information on responding to medical emergencies
- Undertake training to learn special internal Guidelines and procedures regarding occupational health and industrial hygiene including e. g. training for Medical Review Officer in the context of the companies policy, injury & illness management, etc.
- Mid-career in the field of occupational medicine (also early career with strong interest and focus in occupational health).
- Licensed (or eligible to obtain license) in Hungary.
- Board certified in occupational medicine.
- Successful completion of occupational medicine residency.
- Preferably experience of working in industry for at least 2 years e.g. in manufacturing. The candidate must have awareness of the demands made on an occupational health service by a corporation and be able to manage and positively respond to these accordingly.
- Sound 'practitioner' of occupational medicine who fully understands the differences that exist between occupational medicine and other specialties.
- Good technical knowledge of occupational medicine and familiarity with industrial hygiene principles and practice.
- Good communication skills - persuasive; assertive e.g. should opinion on occupational injuries/illnesses be in conflict with management's interpretation
- Resilient and tenacious.
- Comfortable with the administrative and management aspects of a job like this i.e. not a position for a white coat' only physician